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Learn how import and export custom resources in Virtual Machine Manager. This functionality also enables you to transfer files between library servers that are associated with different VMM management servers.

- [Voiceover] Custom resources are created using PowerShell…that deploy applications and other resource packages…in Virtual Machine Manager.…Custom resource creation goes beyond the scope…of this course…however, you can find out more from technet.com…if you'd like to pursue custom resource creation.…As an administrator, you do need to know how to import…and export .cr or custom resource files,…so they can be deployed into virtual machines.…We're still in the library,…and we see our application framework…and we see several different custom resources…that are already included in Virtual Machine Manager.…

So what we can do is we can import and export…these custom resources so they can be used…in other virtual machine manager servers.…Let's go ahead and start by exporting.…Go ahead and click on the export physical resource.…And when we do, a new box pops up,…let's go ahead and click add.…And we can choose any one of our different resources.…We see the VHD files from earlier,…we can also click a custom resource if we want.…

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6/23/2017

Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) in Microsoft System Center 2016 allows system admins to deploy and control hosts and storage within a virtualized datacenter. In this course, learn how to create and manage virtual machines using VMM. Robert McMillen provides an overview of VMM, covering its history, features, and fabric, as well as how to install VMM. He explains how to work with VMM host groups, configure virtual networking and load balancing, add clustered storage, work with the VMM library, and deploy private clouds.